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Some kinds of plastic are especially hard to recycle, but new options do exist. Learn more, plus suggestions for Plastic Free July.

Slash your grocery bill and environmental impact with tips from the book “Perfectly Good Food.”

New co-op greetings • Body lotion ingredients • Bulk bin soybeans • Plastic containers • Vitamin labels • Coffee quality tests

See what makes grass-fed beef special and learn expert cooking tips.

Strengthening sorghum • Top 10 apples • Humanitarian of the year • Raw milk laws • Insecticide regulations • Gruyere ruling • Ocean protection deal • Urgent climate targets • [...]

A little advance planning will help you meet your nutritional needs on the trail.

Learn which cooking oils are best for any type of recipe and feel confident in choosing the right cooking oil.

Meet Anjelika Enkhee from the Bothell PCC, Laxmi Adhikari from the Green Lake Aurora PCC and Seri Sedlacek from the West Seattle PCC!

Three egg brands stocked at PCC received top ratings for farming practices and ethics in a new national scorecard.

The daughter of Hmong farmers is trying to make farming more stable and equitable for people who typically face greater barriers to owning land.

The co-op fully succeeded in seven out of the 11 ambitious 5-year goals set in 2017.

On PCC’s 70th anniversary, we continue our long history of preserving natural resources and share ways to help.

Three farms totaling more than 100 acres have been permanently protected from residential development.

What does “success” look like for a small independent farmer through the years?

Community2Community, a grassroots organization dedicated to food sovereignty and immigrant rights, is helping buy land for a co-op owned and run by farmworkers.

With a new “Farm to Farmer” program, the Washington Farmland Trust offers new ways to help farmers seeking land.

At Pasta Casalinga in Pike Place Market, Michela Tartaglia melds traditional Italian cooking with uniquely Pacific Northwest ingredients.

A pilot project in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District is transforming neighborhood food waste into neighborhood compost.

Shoppers will now find it easier to support suppliers from historically and currently excluded communities with a new PCC program and standard.